2014 Year of the Horse Chinese Zodiac Horoscope Proof Fine Silver Medal i88812

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Year of the Horse
2014 Proof
Silver 39mm (31.22 grams) 0.988 Silver (1.000 oz. ASW)
2014 YEAR OF THE HORSE ONE TROY COUNCE .999 FINE SILVER, Horse caligraph.
Horse prancing 2/3 left.

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Horses are an important motif in Chinese mythology. There are many myths about the horse or horses, or horse-like beings, including the pony. Chinese mythology refers to those myths found in the historical geographic area of China. This includes myths in Chinese and other languages, as transmitted by Han Chinese as well as other ethnic groups (of which fifty-six are officially recognized by the current administration of China, according to Lihui Yang, 2005:4). There are various motifs of horses in Chinese mythology. In some cases the focus is on a horse or horses as the protagonist of the action, in other cases they appear in a supporting role, sometimes as the locomotive power propelling a chariot and its occupant(s). According to a cyclical Chinese calendar system, the time period of 31 January 2014 – 18 February 2015 falls under the category of the (yang) Wood Horse.

In the study of historical Chinese culture, many of the stories that have been told regarding characters and events which have been written or told of the distant past have a double tradition: one which tradition which presents a more historicized and one which presents a more mythological version (Yang 2005:12-13). This is also true of some accounts related to mythological horses in China.

Horses are real creatures, of the family Equidae-quick-paced, hoofed quadrupeds, existing now and historically, in China, among other places. Many breeds have been used or developed for food, transportation, and for military power for thousands of years, in the area of China, and elsewhere, as well as sometimes being loved or cherished, as pets companions, or inspirations for art. One role of the horse, in China, has been important in society and culture: a role sometimes existing in the realm of myth and legend. The donkey is also an equid, generally smaller in stature: they are also typically less-esteemed in general Chinese culture. However, certain holy persons (and some eccentrics) were well known for choosing to ride on donkey, for example Immortal Zhang Guolao had a magic donkey (Eberhard: 82, sub “Donkey”).

The “Chinese zodiac” consists of a twelve-year cycle, each year being associated with a certain creature. The seventh in the cycle is the Horse. One account is that the order of the beings-of-the-year is due to their order in completing a contest of racing across a river, in the so-called Great Race: the race being to determine which creatures, in which order, would be the namesakes of the twelve-year cycle. The race was run, and swum, the finishing line being across a great river. The Rat and the Ox crossed easily enough (the Rat hitchhiking on the Ox’s back). Those powerful swimmers, Tiger and Dragon had little problem; nor did Rabbit, with a little help from the Dragon. The Horse, an excellent runner; but, not as good of a swimmer, would have been next-but, the Snake having crossed the river by stowing away on Horse’s hoof, doing a sudden dismount, gained the finish line, just in front of the startled Horse. Thus, it is said, despite the animal’s general swiftness, the Horse finished the race only in the rank of the seventh position.

List of Years of the Horse in the Chinese Zodiac

  • 25 January 1906 – 12 February 1907: Fire Horse
  • 11 February 1918 – 31 January 1919: Earth Horse
  • 30 January 1930 – 16 February 1931: Metal Horse
  • 15 February 1942 – 4 February 1943: Water Horse
  • 3 February 1954 – 23 February 1955: Wood Horse
  • 21 January 1966 – 8 February 1967: Fire Horse
  • 7 February 1978 – 27 January 1979: Earth Horse
  • 27 January 1990 – 14 February 1991: Metal Horse
  • 12 February 2002 – 31 January 2003: Water Horse
  • 31 January 2014 – 18 February 2015: (yang) Wood Horse
  • 17 February 2026 – 5 February 2027: Fire Horse
  • 4 February 2038 – 23 January 2039: Earth Horse

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